Garlick, John Munro
Personal Information
Rank | S/L |
Forename(s) | John Munro |
Surname | Garlick |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | DFC*, MiD |
Date of Death | 02-12-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Munro Garlick, and of Agnes Miller Garlick, of Carnbee, Fife. M.A., Hons. (Edin.). |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JB190 |
Markings | OF-V |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Kiel War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 4. E. 20. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 168 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 45425 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 97 (Straits Settlements) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby, Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window remembering 97 Sqn in the Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby |
Miscellaneous Information
Formerly a Lt in the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers and was also a graduate of Edinburgh University. He remained at the controls of the burning Lancaster to give the rest of his crew the chance to escape |
Mentioned in Despatches June 1943 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/767/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/767/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-12-1943 |
End Date | 03-12-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Bourn |
Day/Night Raid | Night (34% moon) |
Operation | Berlin. 458 aircraft, 40 losses (8.7%). No diversionary raids and the force took a direct route to Berlin. The German controller anticipated Berlin as the target 18 minutes before zero hour and had amassed a considerable number of night-fighters in good time. An incorrect weather forecast caused difficulties in marking the target and the unexpectedly high winds also scattered the main force, allowing many to be picked off by the night-fighters, particularly on the home leg. Nonetheless, two Siemens factories were badly damaged along with a ball-bearing factory and some railway assets. |
Reason for Loss | Abandoned in the vicinity of Kiel, Germany |